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#287c60 color: Verdant Green

#287c60 is rgb(40, 124, 96) in RGB and oklch(52.817% 0.09185 167.053) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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160°
100%

52.8%
0.092
167°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 51%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.07:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.14:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #287c60

#287c60 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 52.8% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 167°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.07:1 contrast and black text 4.14:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Verdant Green (#167d60). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-700.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #287c60 mixed with white

  1. 287c60
  2. 42896f
  3. 59957e
  4. 6ea28d
  5. 83af9c
  6. 97bcac
  7. acc9bc
  8. c0d7cd
  9. d5e4dd
  10. eaf1ee

Darker: #287c60 mixed with black

  1. 287c60
  2. 216b52
  3. 1b5a45
  4. 154a38
  5. 0f3b2c
  6. 092c20
  7. 041e15
  8. 02110a
  9. 010503
  10. 000100

Calmer: #287c60 with less saturation

  1. 287c60
  2. 337a61
  3. 3c7962
  4. 447763
  5. 4b7665
  6. 517466
  7. 577267
  8. 5d7168
  9. 626f69
  10. 666d6a

Questions about #287c60

What color is #287c60?

#287c60 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Verdant Green. In RGB it is rgb(40, 124, 96), in HSL hsl(160, 51.22%, 32.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.817% 0.09185 167.053).

What colors go well with #287c60?

The complementary color of #287c60 is #925475. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #517841 and #007b7e. The triadic partners are #68629e and #965a3b.

Is white or black text more readable on #287c60?

White text reads better on #287c60: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and black gives 4.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #287c60 a warm or cool color?

#287c60 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 167 degrees, its lightness 52.8% and its chroma 0.092.